Category: Science

The discovery of a handgun from 1390 found in Germany reveals that portable firearms were used earlier than thought in late medieval Europe.

Disaster costs fell in the U.S. in 2025. Still, it was the fourth time in five years that extreme weather inflicted more than $100 billion

A woman’s rare condition made it unlikely for her to conceive without reproductive assistance, but in her case, she eventually bore a child without fertility

The catastrophic collision of a black hole and a neutron star sent ripples across the universe. New analysis of those ripples could upend a major

Centuries before the Inca emerged, Amazonian parrots were carried alive across the Andes and raised in captivity on Peru’s coast for their vibrant feathers.

New research finds that climate-driven shifts in wildfire seasons in North America are different depending on the ecosystem.

Submerged bees breathe and use strategies that don’t require oxygen, lab tests show. In nature, that trick could help the bees survive floods.

A 2006 conference for physicists in the U.S. Virgin Islands that included a trip to Jeffrey Epstein’s private island shows how he used his wealth

The first day of spring 2026 in the Northern Hemisphere arrives with the equinox on March 20. Here’s when and why the seasons change.

Save a huge $200 on the high-end Garmin Forerunner 965 at Walmart and Amazon ahead of the seasonal spring sales.

NASA’s Van Allen Probe A is falling to Earth much sooner than expected, though the spacecraft’s reentry poses a low risk to humans.

This impact crater, as seen by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2015, appeared relatively recent as it has a sharp rim and well-preserved ejecta.

“Zen digesters” rarely fart. “Hydrogen hyperproducers” fart a lot. Scientists are investigating what is typical.

Ultraviolet cameras captured faint electrical flashes from leaves and branches as storm charges built up in the atmosphere.